Henry Hepburn
@henryhepburn.bsky.social
Senior editor at Tes magazine https://www.tes.com/campaign/download-the-tes-magazine-app
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What are international schools doing to nurture a sense of belonging among students of different nationalities? @emmaseith.bsky.social shares key insights from the COBIS conference on inclusion and belonging
6 ways international schools can boost belonging and inclusion
From toy ducks and bears to the value of culture fairs, here are the key insights from COBIS' conference on developing a sense of belonging in international schools
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November 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
What are international schools doing to nurture a sense of belonging among students of different nationalities? @emmaseith.bsky.social shares key insights from the COBIS conference on inclusion and belonging
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“You mark your own homework. It’s not checked.”
Safeguarding leads warn the “onerous” audits that schools have to submit to councils aren’t improving student safety and duplicate work done by trusts.
Is it time to drop them?
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Safeguarding leads warn the “onerous” audits that schools have to submit to councils aren’t improving student safety and duplicate work done by trusts.
Is it time to drop them?
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Warning over ‘unchecked’ safeguarding audits
Trust leaders tell Tes that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is ‘like marking your own homework’, and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff
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November 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“You mark your own homework. It’s not checked.”
Safeguarding leads warn the “onerous” audits that schools have to submit to councils aren’t improving student safety and duplicate work done by trusts.
Is it time to drop them?
Excl by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social
Safeguarding leads warn the “onerous” audits that schools have to submit to councils aren’t improving student safety and duplicate work done by trusts.
Is it time to drop them?
Excl by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social
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Parent allegations against teachers have risen by a third in just one year, according to data shared exclusively with @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Parent allegations against teachers rise by a third
Research showing an increase in allegations highlights a ‘fraying of relationships’ between families and schools, warns parents’ charity
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November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Parent allegations against teachers have risen by a third in just one year, according to data shared exclusively with @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Story from @cerysturner.bsky.social
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Follow @tesmagazine.bsky.social school funding reporter @jabedahmed.bsky.social for the latest on today's Budget 👇
THREAD: SEND costs to hit central government budgets
The cost of SEND support will shift entirely onto central government from 2028, and the OBR warns the DfE has no plan for how to pay for it, according to the OBR's Economic and fiscal outlook, published in error.
The cost of SEND support will shift entirely onto central government from 2028, and the OBR warns the DfE has no plan for how to pay for it, according to the OBR's Economic and fiscal outlook, published in error.
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Follow @tesmagazine.bsky.social school funding reporter @jabedahmed.bsky.social for the latest on today's Budget 👇
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THREAD: SEND costs to hit central government budgets
The cost of SEND support will shift entirely onto central government from 2028, and the OBR warns the DfE has no plan for how to pay for it, according to the OBR's Economic and fiscal outlook, published in error.
The cost of SEND support will shift entirely onto central government from 2028, and the OBR warns the DfE has no plan for how to pay for it, according to the OBR's Economic and fiscal outlook, published in error.
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
THREAD: SEND costs to hit central government budgets
The cost of SEND support will shift entirely onto central government from 2028, and the OBR warns the DfE has no plan for how to pay for it, according to the OBR's Economic and fiscal outlook, published in error.
The cost of SEND support will shift entirely onto central government from 2028, and the OBR warns the DfE has no plan for how to pay for it, according to the OBR's Economic and fiscal outlook, published in error.
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OBR documents (somehow!) published ahead of the Budget announcement say all SEND provision costs are to fall within DfE spending limits by 2028-29 and warn that if this is fully funded within the core schools budget, this implies a 1.7 per cent fall in mainstream school spending per pupil.
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
OBR documents (somehow!) published ahead of the Budget announcement say all SEND provision costs are to fall within DfE spending limits by 2028-29 and warn that if this is fully funded within the core schools budget, this implies a 1.7 per cent fall in mainstream school spending per pupil.
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Are these the 16 things all children should do before they leave school? One assistant principal explains how her school gives every student 16 core enrichment experiences
How our ‘16 by 16’ enrichment programme helps students
From an overnight stay in the countryside to riding a bike and visiting the seaside, this school is determined that all children should have 16 core enrichment experiences before they leave
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November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Are these the 16 things all children should do before they leave school? One assistant principal explains how her school gives every student 16 core enrichment experiences
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The ‘hero leader’ mindset is putting pupil outcomes at risk, warns a new report calling for a more collaborative approach to school leadership.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The ‘hero leader’ mindset is putting pupil outcomes at risk, warns a new report calling for a more collaborative approach to school leadership.
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NEW: Teacher contact time plans include assemblies, tech and timetabling www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Teacher contact time plans include assemblies, tech and timetabling
Scottish government proposals also call for pilot schemes to ‘begin immediately’ but councils have ‘significant concerns’ about cost and impact - and, along with unions, say they’ve been blindsided
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November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW: Teacher contact time plans include assemblies, tech and timetabling www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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🇺🇸 ‘Teachers chanting times tables to pop hits, confetti filling the air and pupils cheering as they raced to answer questions in relay teams’: one MAT leader explains what he learned from US schools’ approach to motivating pupils
What US schools taught us about motivating pupils
Visiting schools in Ohio where assessment is turned into a celebration got this MAT leader thinking about ways to use healthy competition to drive engagement and outcomes
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November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🇺🇸 ‘Teachers chanting times tables to pop hits, confetti filling the air and pupils cheering as they raced to answer questions in relay teams’: one MAT leader explains what he learned from US schools’ approach to motivating pupils
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🌏 Could more state schools look at launching schools overseas to bolster their finances? 'Don’t expect Grange Hill Singapore any time soon,’ one leader tells @emmaseith.bsky.social
Will more state schools set up lucrative overseas campuses?
With one state grammar announcing plans to open schools in Dubai and India, what are the implications for the state sector? ‘Don’t expect Grange Hill Singapore any time soon,’ one leader tells Emma Seith
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November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
🌏 Could more state schools look at launching schools overseas to bolster their finances? 'Don’t expect Grange Hill Singapore any time soon,’ one leader tells @emmaseith.bsky.social
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🇵🇪 What’s it like working in Peru, the third-largest country in South America? Four international school leaders and teachers share their views – from behaviour and safeguarding to culture, travel and lifestyle
The view from Peru: teaching in South America’s third-largest country
Four leaders and teachers at international schools in Peru share their insights into the joys and challenges of working in a country of ‘fantastic opportunities’ that isn’t on most applicants’ radar
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November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🇵🇪 What’s it like working in Peru, the third-largest country in South America? Four international school leaders and teachers share their views – from behaviour and safeguarding to culture, travel and lifestyle
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Resourced bases are expected to be a key element of the govt's drive for a more inclusive mainstream school system but some leaders have warned they can actually result in "exclusion in its worst sense." www.tes.com/magazine/new...
SEND: Resource bases ‘can be exclusion in its worst sense’
Mainstream and AP leaders question the government’s focus on resourced provision and SEN units in its drive to create a more inclusive school system
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November 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Resourced bases are expected to be a key element of the govt's drive for a more inclusive mainstream school system but some leaders have warned they can actually result in "exclusion in its worst sense." www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Teachers are supplying pupils in poverty with food, clothing and equipment, according to an @neunion.bsky.social poll – with nearly two-thirds providing additional support every month
Two-thirds of teachers support children in poverty every month
Teachers cite pupils attending school without breakfast, sleeping on sofas and not having basic equipment as examples of where they needed to step in
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November 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Teachers are supplying pupils in poverty with food, clothing and equipment, according to an @neunion.bsky.social poll – with nearly two-thirds providing additional support every month
NEW: Reduced class contact time measures announced in Scotland www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Reduced class contact time measures announced in Scotland
Four-day teacher working week, dedicated day for professional activities and minimum pupil learning hours proposed, but union expresses 'deep disappointment' at handling of announcement
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November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
NEW: Reduced class contact time measures announced in Scotland www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Teachers should ‘whinge more’ and schools have not been 'thanked enough' for how much they have been asked to take on, @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells heads
Teachers should ‘whinge more’, Jess Phillips tells heads
Schools have not been thanked enough for the level of support they are asked to take on, Home Office minister also says
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November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Teachers should ‘whinge more’ and schools have not been 'thanked enough' for how much they have been asked to take on, @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social tells heads
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🌍 Leaders at six international school groups talk to @emmaseith.bsky.social about how they manage teacher quality and outcomes across multiple countries, curricula and time zones
How international school groups tackle teacher quality on a global scale
How do international school groups set and monitor teacher expectations while working across multiple countries, curricula and languages of instruction? Emma Seith talks to senior leaders at six major groups to find out
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November 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🌍 Leaders at six international school groups talk to @emmaseith.bsky.social about how they manage teacher quality and outcomes across multiple countries, curricula and time zones
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Education staff wellbeing has dropped to its lowest since 2019, Education Support data shows, with more than a third at risk of clinical depression
Staff wellbeing at its lowest since 2019, data shows
More than a third of education staff are also at risk of probable clinical depression, according to charity Education Support
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November 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Education staff wellbeing has dropped to its lowest since 2019, Education Support data shows, with more than a third at risk of clinical depression
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📈 The DfE spent more than £200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year, exclusive data obtained by Tes reveals
15-fold increase in DfE influencer spend since 2022
Exclusive data obtained by Tes shows the Department for Education spent more than £200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year
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November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📈 The DfE spent more than £200,000 on influencer marketing from April to October this year, exclusive data obtained by Tes reveals
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📹 ‘Videos allow parents to see leadership in action and to understand our educational philosophy’: one international school leader says recording weekly video updates has improved parent engagement
Video newsletters have improved our parent engagement
An international school leader in Japan says recording weekly video updates is an effective and personal way to reach out to parents – and it's not as much work as you might think
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November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
📹 ‘Videos allow parents to see leadership in action and to understand our educational philosophy’: one international school leader says recording weekly video updates has improved parent engagement
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Exclusive: More than a third of teachers who run enrichment activities do so outside of directed time and without pay, according to research that raises doubts over the DfE’s drive for schools to run more extracurricular clubs
Extra enrichment isn’t possible, teachers warn
The DfE is introducing enrichment benchmarks to push schools to deliver more extracurricular clubs – but research shows that teachers are already working unpaid and out of hours to deliver such activities
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November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Exclusive: More than a third of teachers who run enrichment activities do so outside of directed time and without pay, according to research that raises doubts over the DfE’s drive for schools to run more extracurricular clubs
Health and wellbeing 'underpins everything', says School Leaders Scotland president Pauline Walker www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Health and wellbeing 'underpins everything', says School Leaders Scotland president Pauline Walker www.tes.com/magazine/new...
NEW: Scottish teachers get ‘certainty’ over pay for two years www.tes.com/magazine/new... @eisunion.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
NEW: Scottish teachers get ‘certainty’ over pay for two years www.tes.com/magazine/new... @eisunion.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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An international head offers 5 ways leaders can use AI to save time and improve workflows – from project management to tips for difficult conversations
5 ways AI can help save school leaders time and effort
A school leader in Vietnam outlines the ways he’s using artificial intelligence tools to streamline his workload
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
An international head offers 5 ways leaders can use AI to save time and improve workflows – from project management to tips for difficult conversations
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Headteachers' leaders have called for schools who have volunteered to be the first to be inspected by Ofsted to be allowed to withdraw over concerns about changes in the way the watchdog will use data in new inspections. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Major concerns’ over Ofsted data changes
Schools that volunteered to be first for new inspections should be allowed to withdraw because of changes announced by Ofsted just days before the new system begins, say heads’ leaders
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November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Headteachers' leaders have called for schools who have volunteered to be the first to be inspected by Ofsted to be allowed to withdraw over concerns about changes in the way the watchdog will use data in new inspections. www.tes.com/magazine/new...